[LeetCode-Eazy] Squares of a Sorted Array

Mathematical analysis of quicksort shows that, on average, the algorithm takes O(n log n) comparisons to sort n items. In the worst case, it makes O(n²) comparisons, though this behavior is rare.

Golang

import (
    "math/rand"
)
func quicksort(a []int) []int {
    if len(a) < 2 {
        return a
    }
      
    left, right := 0, len(a)-1
      
    pivot := rand.Int() % len(a)
      
    a[pivot], a[right] = a[right], a[pivot]
      
    for i, _ := range a {
        if a[i] < a[right] {
            a[left], a[i] = a[i], a[left]
            left++
        }
    }
      
    a[left], a[right] = a[right], a[left]
      
    quicksort(a[:left])
    quicksort(a[left+1:])
      
    return a
}

func sortedSquares(A []int) []int {
    for i := 0; i < len(A); i++ {
        n := A[i] * A[i]
        A[i] = n
    }
    A = quicksort(A)
    return A
}